Sunday, April 19, 2020

Global Citizen Announces New Artists to Join the “ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME” Global Special to Celebrate and Support Healthcare Workers in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic

Global Citizen Announces New Artists to Join the “ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME” Global Special to Celebrate and Support Healthcare Workers in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic

“One World: Together at Home” Global Special to Air Saturday, April 18 in Celebration and Support of Healthcare Workers; Broadcast to Feature Real Experiences from Doctors, Nurses and Families Around the World

“One World: Together at Home” Drives Private Sector Leaders to Support the WHO Solidarity Response Fund, Powered by the UN Foundation

Eight-Hour Globally Streamed Event Expands Artist Lineup to Help Uplift Local and Regional Charities that Provide Food, Shelter and Healthcare to Those that Need Help Most

Financial Commitments to Support the COVID-19 Response Effort from Analog Devices, Cisco, Citi, the Coca-Cola Company, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, State Farm ®, Target, Teneo, Verizon, Vodafone and WW International, Inc.

ViacomCBS Brands in the U.S. and Around the World Will Air the Special, Including Broadcast Networks CBS, Channel 5, Network 10, and Telefe; BET and MTV Globally; and CMT, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Logo, MTV2, Paramount Network, Pop, TV LAND and VH1 in the U.S.

April 14, 2020 11:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time


NEW YORK--International advocacy organization Global Citizen has announced an expanded list of artists who will appear in the ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME global broadcast special being held in support of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic being led by the World Health Organization. The special will air Saturday, April 18 (8:00-10:00 PM, live ET). (Check listings for local start times.)

The newly announced artists include Alicia Keys, Amy Poehler, Awkwafina, Camila Cabello, Celine Dion, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez, LL COOL J, Lupita Nyong’o, Matthew McConaughey, Oprah Winfrey, Pharrell Williams, Sam Smith, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Usher and Victoria Beckham.

Curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, the artists announced today join a lineup of entertainers who were unveiled last week that includes Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Burna Boy, Chris Martin, David Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, FINNEAS, Idris and Sabrina Elba, J Balvin, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lang Lang, Lizzo, Maluma, Paul McCartney, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan and Stevie Wonder.

As previously announced, the special will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon of “The Tonight Show,” Jimmy Kimmel of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and Stephen Colbert of THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT. Friends from “Sesame Street” will also be on hand to help unify and inspire people around the world to take meaningful actions that increase support for the global COVID-19 response.

ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME will air on ABC, NBC, ViacomCBS Networks, iHeartMedia, The CW and Bell Media networks and platforms in Canada. The ViacomCBS brands airing the special include broadcast networks CBS in the U.S., Channel 5 in the U.K., Network 10 in Australia, and Telefe in Argentina; BET and MTV globally across 180+ countries; and CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1 in the U.S.

In the U.S., ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME will air on Nickelodeon (Nick@Nite) at 9:00 PM ET on Saturday, April 18 (3 AM on Nick 2).

Internationally, BBC One will run the program on Sunday, April 19. Additional international broadcasters include AXS TV, beIN Media Group, MultiChoice Group and RTE. The digital stream will begin at 11:00 AM, PDT/2:00 PM, EDT/6:00 PM, GMT and inspire unity among all people who are affected by COVID-19.

Leading up to the global broadcast special, there will be a six-hour streamed event, curated from around the world, to support brave healthcare workers doing life-saving work on the front lines. The ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME streamed event will reach millions around the world digitally, and include performances and appearances from Adam Lambert, Andra Day, Angèle, Anitta, Annie Lennox, Becky G, Ben Platt, Billy Ray Cyrus, Black Coffee, Bridget Moynahan, Burna Boy, Cassper Nyovest, Charlie Puth, Christine and the Queens, Common, Connie Britton, Danai Gurira, Delta Goodrem, Don Cheadle, Eason Chan, Ellie Goulding, Erin Richards, FINNEAS, Heidi Klum, Hozier, Hussain Al Jasmi, Jack Black, Jacky Cheung, Jack Johnson, Jameela Jamil, James McAvoy, Jason Segel, Jennifer Hudson, Jess Glynne, Jessie J, Jessie Reyez, John Legend, Juanes, Kesha, Lady Antebellum, Lang Lang, Leslie Odom Jr., Lewis Hamilton, Liam Payne, Lili Reinhart, Lilly Singh, Lindsey Vonn, Lisa Mishra, Lola Lennox, Luis Fonsi, Maren Morris, Matt Bomer, Megan Rapinoe, Michael Bublé, Milky Chance, Naomi Osaka, Natti Natasha, Niall Horan, Nomzamo Mbatha, P.K. Subban, Picture This, Rita Ora, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sebastián Yatra, Sheryl Crow, Sho Madjozi, SOFI TUKKER, SuperM, The Killers, Tim Gunn, Vishal Mishra and Zucchero. The digital stream will be available on Alibaba, Amazon Prime Video, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, LiveXLive, MSNBC, Tencent, Tencent Music Entertainment Group, TIDAL, TuneIn, Twitch, Twitter, Yahoo and YouTube.

As part of the ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME campaign, brands including, Analog Devices, Cisco, Citi, the Coca-Cola Company, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, State Farm ®, Target, Teneo, Verizon, Vodafone and WW International, Inc. have supported the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO and regional charities that are working to meet immediate COVID-19-related needs locally.

“We are grateful to the private sector who have listened to the public’s call for action and come together to support the global response to COVID19. This pandemic is too large for governments to tackle alone,” said Hugh Evans, co-founder and CEO of Global Citizen. “We are also incredibly grateful for the continued support from the artist community to make ‘One World: Together at Home’ a moment of global unity. Our hope for the special is that everyone will come away believing that we, as a shared humanity, can emerge from this moment forever grateful for the work of doctors, nurses, teachers, grocery store workers, and all those who are the backbone of our communities.”

At this critical moment in history, Global Citizen is also calling on individuals, governments and philanthropists to join and support immediate COVID-19 response efforts. Changemakers, investors and foundation leaders are being urged to actualize their giving and invest quickly in related efforts, like stronger health systems and vaccine development.

Last month in response to the global pandemic, Global Citizen launched an urgent campaign in support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO. Calling on individuals to take action and asking world leaders and corporations to support the response with sufficient resources, Global Citizens from over 150 countries around the world have taken hundreds of thousands of actions in support of the response fund. For information about how to tune in and take action, visit www.globalcitizen.org/togetherathome.

For more information about Global Citizen and their campaign to support the WHO’s Solidarity Response Fund, please visit globalcitizen.org and follow @GlblCtzn on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using #GlobalCitizen.

To learn more about WHO’s response to the pandemic and the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, please go to www.who.int/COVID-19 and follow @WHO on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.

Updates:

GLOBAL CITIZEN ANNOUNCES NEW ARTISTS TO JOIN THE “ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME” GLOBAL SPECIAL TO CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

“One World: Together at Home” Global Special to Air Saturday, April 18 in Celebration and Support of Healthcare Workers; Broadcast to Feature Real Experiences from Doctors, Nurses and Families Around the World

ViacomCBS Brands Participating Around the World Include BET, MTV, MTV base, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, MTV Globally, CMT, MTV2, Broadcast Networks CBS, Channel 5, Network 10, and Telefe; Paramount Network, Pop and TV LAND amongst others
Eight-Hour Globally Streamed Event Expands Artist Lineup to Help Uplift Local and Regional Charities that Provide Food, Shelter and Healthcare to Those that Need Help Most

“One World: Together At Home” Curated in Collaboration with Lady Gaga, Broadcast to include Burna Boy, Sho Madjozi, Cassper Nyovest, Black Coffee and Nomzamo Mbatha

“One World: Together at Home” Drives Private Sector Leaders to Support the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization,
Powered by the UN Foundation

Johannesburg 16 April – International advocacy organisation Global Citizen today announced an expanded list of artists who will appear in the ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME global broadcast special being held in support of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic being led by the World Health Organisation. The special will air on Sunday April 19 at 21:00 CAT on MTV Africa (DStv channel 130) and MTV base (DStv Channel 322) and repeats Monday 20 April at 16:30 CAT on BET Africa (DStv Channel 129) and Comedy Central (DStv channel 122).

The newly announced artists include Lupita Nyong’o, Awkwafina, Alicia Keys, Amy Poehler, Camila Cabello, Celine Dion, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez, LL COOL J, Matthew McConaughey, Oprah Winfrey, Pharrell Williams, Sam Smith, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Usher and Victoria Beckham.

Curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, the artists announced today join a lineup of entertainers who were unveiled last week that includes Burna Boy as well as international artists Lizzo, Maluma, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Chris Martin, David Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, FINNEAS, Idris and Sabrina Elba, J Balvin, JohnLegend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lang Lang, Paul McCartney, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan and Stevie Wonder.

As previously announced, the special will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon of “The Tonight Show,” Jimmy Kimmel of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and Stephen Colbert of THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT. Friends from “Sesame Street”will also be on hand to help unify and inspire people around the world to take meaningful actions that increase support for the global COVID-19 response.

Leading up to the global broadcast special, there will be a six-hour streamed event, curated from around the world, to support brave healthcare workers doing life-saving work on the front lines. The ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME streamed event will reach millions around the world digitally, and include performances and appearances from Africa’s very own Sho Madjozi, Black Coffee, Burna Boy and Cassper Nyovest. The digital stream will be available on Alibaba, Amazon Prime Video, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, LiveXLive, MSNBC, Tencent, Tencent Music Entertainment Group, TIDAL, TuneIn, Twitch, Twitter, Yahoo and YouTube.

As part of the ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME campaign, brands including, Analog Devices, Cisco, Citi, the Coca-Cola Company, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, State Farm ®, Target, Teneo, Verizon, Vodafone and WW International, Inc. have supported the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO and regional charities that are working to meet immediate COVID-19-related needs locally.

“We are grateful to the private sector who have listened to the public’s call for action and have come together to support the global response to COVID19. This pandemic is too large for governments to tackle alone,” said Hugh Evans, co-founder and CEO of Global Citizen. “We are also incredibly grateful for the continued support from the artist community to make One World: Together at Home’ a moment of global unity. Our hope for the special is that everyone will come away believing that we, as a shared humanity, can emerge from this moment forever grateful for the work of doctors, nurses, teachers, grocery store workers, and all those who are the backbone of our communities.”

At this critical moment in history, Global Citizen is also calling on individuals, governments and philanthropists to join and support immediate COVID-19 response efforts. Changemakers, investors and foundation leaders are being urged to actualize their giving and invest quickly in related efforts, like stronger health systems and vaccine development.

Last month in response to the global pandemic, Global Citizen launched an urgent campaign in support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO. Calling on individuals to take action and asking world leaders and corporations to support all the response with sufficient resources, Global Citizens from over 150 countries around the world have taken hundreds of thousands of actions in support of the response fund. For information about how to tune in and take action, visit www.globalcitizen.org/togetherathome.

For more information about Global Citizen and their campaign to support the WHO’s Solidarity Response Fund, please visit globalcitizen.org and follow @GlblCtzn on Twitter,Facebook and Instagram using #GlobalCitizen.

To learn more about WHO’s response to the pandemic and the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, please go to www.who.int/COVID-19and follow @WHO on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.

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From NET News:

Cassper Nyovest, Lupita Nyong’o And Sho Madjozi Join Burna Boy For ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME Global Concert In Honour Of Healthcare Workers

In support of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic led by the World Health Organization, international advocacy organization Global Citizen has announced an expanded list of artists who will appear in the ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME global broadcast special.

The concert will air across all BET/Comedy Central/MTV/MTV base channels on Sunday, April 19, by 8 pm (WAT), with a repeat on BET DStv channel 129 and Comedy Central DStv channel 122 on Monday, April 20 by 3.30 pm(WAT).

The newly announced artists include Cassper Nyovest, Sho Madjozi, Lupita Nyong’ o, Black Coffee, Alicia Keys, Celine Dion, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez, Oprah Winfrey, Pharrell Williams, Usher and Victoria Beckham.

Curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, the artists announced join a lineup of entertainers who were unveiled last week that includes Burna Boy, David Beckham, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Idris and Sabrina Elba, John Legend, Stevie Wonder among others.

Leading up to the global broadcast special, there will be a six-hour streamed event, curated from around the world, to support brave healthcare workers doing life-saving work on the front lines.

The ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME streamed event will reach millions around the world digitally, and include performances and appearances from BET and MTV EMA 2019 winner, Burna Boy, South African rapper Cassper Nyovest, Best New International Act, BET Awards 2019, Sho Madjozi, Bet and Nickelodeon awards winner, Lupita Nyong’ o and many more.

One World: Together at Home is a broad global entertainment special to support the World Health Organization and the global fight to end COVID-19 through artists who share music with their fans for a purpose, to educate and inform millions around WHO’s critical effort to prevent, detect and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The eight-hour globally streamed event will help uplift local and regional charities that provide food, shelter, and healthcare to those that need help most and will feature interviews with experts from WHO as well as stories of frontline healthcare workers from around the world.

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One World Together At Home Global Citizen Concert on DStv | DStv


The historic One World At Home concert will be broadcast on multiple channels on DStv. VUZU (ch. 116) https://bit.ly/2XPSm0y and Showmax https://bit.ly/2yrixju will broadcast the live premiere at 20:00 on the 18th of April.

Followed by a shortened version on these channels:

- National Geographic (ch. 181) https://bit.ly/2XKvrnE on Sunday 19 April at 15:50
- FoxLife (ch. 126) https://bit.ly/34K7b6o on Sunday 19 April at 15:50
- E! (ch. 124) https://bit.ly/3alwv3H on Sunday 19 April at 18:00
- MTV (ch. 130) https://bit.ly/2Kc7vkZ on Sunday 19 April at 21:00
- MTV Base (ch. 322) https://bit.ly/3bjpbHf on Sunday 19 April at 21:00
- BET Africa (ch. 129) https://bit.ly/2yqoGwI on Monday 20 April at 16:30
- Comedy Central (ch. 122) https://bit.ly/2XHTG5H on Monday 20 April at 16:30

- Both the 6-hour and the shortened version will be available on Catch Up https://bit.ly/2yjNSVs for a limited time from the evening of Sunday 19 April.

Curated by Lady Gaga, to show support for the nurses and doctors on the frontline in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, this historic event brings world-acclaimed and influential entertainers including Africa's very own; Lupita Nyong’o, Sho Madjozi, Nomzamo Mbatha, Black Coffee, Burna Boy, and Cassper Nyovest as well as international stars; Awkwafina, Billie Eilish, Usher, Pharrel Williams, Lang Lang, Lizzo, LL Cool J, Celine Dion, Chris Martin, Paul McCartney, Andrea Bocelli, Stevie Wonder, Ellen DeGeneres, Little Fires Everywhere's Kerry Washington, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan, and power couple David and Victoria Beckham, amongst many others, in a 6-hour World Health Organization (WHO), digital global benefit concert!

Frontline health workers are instrumental in the global COVID19 coronavirus battle, putting their own health on the line to protect and care for others. The One World: Together At Home global special will celebrate and support these incredible people, and unite the world in the fight against COVID-19.

We may be apart right now…but coming together has never been more important. #TogetherAtHome


Visit the DStv Now website for Catch Up and live streaming: https://goo.gl/WTk5cp

Or download the DStv Now App:

Android: http://bit.ly/2NPhVsT
iOS: https://apple.co/2ReiQ8u

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From AP via FOX 56:

Rolling Stones to join Gaga for TV event battling COVID-19

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones will join Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish for the upcoming TV special aimed at fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

Advocacy organization Global Citizen announced Friday that the Stones will appear Saturday on "One World: Together At Home," a two-hour televised event that will air at 8 p.m. EDT simultaneously on ABC, NBC, CBS, iHeartMedia and Bell Media networks.

The Gaga-curated event supports The World Health Organization and will include appearances by Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift, Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, David and Victoria Beckham, Alicia Keys, Ellen DeGeneres, Pharrell Williams, Eddie Vedder, Kerry Washington, Coldplay's Chris Martin, Celine Dion, Lizzo, J Balvin and Andrea Bocelli. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel will host the all-star event, which will also highlight those affected by the virus and celebrate health care workers on the front lines.

Before "One World: Together At Home" airs, there will be a six-hour streamed event beginning at 2 p.m. EDT that will honor health care workers. It will air on YouTube, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other digital platforms, and will include performances and appearances from Samuel L. Jackson, John Legend, Annie Lennox, Common, Heidi Klum, Jack Black, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jacky Cheung, Kesha, Jennifer Hudson, Michael Bublé, Juanes and The Killers.

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Originally published: Friday, April 17, 2020 at 00:16 BST.
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